The Goodies

Tower of London

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 11/8/70

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The Goodies set themselves up for business in their new headquarters with the slogan ‘We do Anything, Anytime’. Their first job takes them to the Tower of London, where they are asked to find out who is stealing the Beefeaters beef.

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In the beginning. Tim, Bill and Graeme start looking for jobs in their new agency that does anything anytime. Their first mission is to discover who is stealing the beefeater's beef. After zero results from the computer Graeme and Tim invest in visions Bimoreless

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By fgyjmyrjmetdgjh, Jan 31, 2006 Report Abuse

Well I never usually like Pilot episodes, but this one was special. The Goodies always showcased utter stupidity and the first episode is a great start.
The personality of the characters is well shown, Time as the poncy patriot, Bill as the short oik, and Graeme as the loonie scientist.
Some of the jokes are pretty average, but the inventivness mainly falls down to the lemon sherbet scene. The brief use of nudity works wonders for laughter.
The last ten minutes of the episodes would seem like outtakes from a pretty weird film, but the Goodies has always been classed as a live action cartoon.moreless

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Trivia
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- Mock Advertisements for this episode. Goodies Tea Set: Just one half a cup? Try our Goodies Tea Seat… Fairy Puff Washing Powder: Hey, Kitten! That dress you're wearing is grey, grey, grey, grey, grey! Edit
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- The entire 'Fairy Puff Washing Powder' mock advertisement was cut from this episode when aired by the ABC, in Australia. Edit
- Available on "The Goodies ... At Last" Region 0 DVD (Network 7952171) and "The Goodies - 8 Delicious Episodes" Region 4 DVD (BBC/Village Roadshow) both released 2003. Edit
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- Barnett: Who are you? Tim: You sent for us. Barnett: Are you alone? Bill: No. There's three of us. Edit
- (Regarding their new headquarters) Graeme: Everything we could possibly need. Tim: Everything we could possibly need. Bill: What for? Tim: Well… Graeme: Well… yeah, that is a point. What is it for? Edit
- (in a room resembling a medieval torture chamber) Barnett: These are the kitchens of the Tower of London. We converted an old torture chamber. It has a certain atmosphere, don't you think? These are little thumbscrews here… they make the most absolutely marvellous garlic crushers. Not too little, not too much, delicious! Awfully good for thumbs too. Edit
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- : Beefeaters
  Beefeaters, AKA The Yeomen of the Guard, are the royal bodyguard employed on state occasions. Originally known as Beefeaters because of their magnificent physiques, they were founded by Henry VII for his coronation in 1485, and wear a scarlet uniform said to symbolise the dragon of Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon. They are now a purely ceremonial force that includes the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London. Edit